Liverpool footballer Lloyd Jones will face a crown court hearing over allegations he punched a man in a nightclub.
Jones, 21, of Caradon Close, Plymouth, is accused of assaulting Elijah Weir, causing him actual bodily harm in Cheltenham on March 12 this year and on the same date is alleged to have assaulted Bridie Zulhayir by beating.
Mr Weir is said to have suffered cuts over his eyebrow and Ms Zulhayir had a bruised wrist.
The former England and Wales youth international, who was on loan to Swindon Town at the time of the incident, did not indicate any pleas when he appeared at Cheltenham... read more

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